Jackson, MS. On behalf of College Savings Mississippi, Treasurer Lynn Fitch announced that registration for the 2017 College Savings Mississippi Tuition Toss at this year’s Egg Bowl will officially open on Sunday, October 1, 2017.​

“The Tuition Toss offers students enrolled at any Mississippi public 4-year university a chance at a $2,529 Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarship,” said Treasurer Fitch, Chair of the College Savings Mississippi Board. “College Savings Mississippi is pleased to offer this and other scholarship opportunities throughout the year to help Mississippians save for their college education. The average cost for two full-time semesters at Mississippi’s eight public universities is over $7,000, so this scholarship can make a real difference.”

Registration for the College Savings Mississippi Egg Bowl Tuition Toss ends at 11:45 pm on November 10, 2017. The runner-up for the Tuition Toss will also win a MACS scholarship, in the amount of $529. Contestants and alternates are responsible for their own admission to the Egg Bowl, which will be held on November 23, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. College Savings Mississippi is the official halftime sponsor for the 2017 Egg Bowl.